RATTLEBOX
Whispers of Destiny: Embrace the Rattlebox Journey
Lyrics
Well this worn out jacket
Reference to a well-worn jacket.
Hasn’t given up the ghost just yet
The jacket is still functional.
Go on and don that cowboy slicker
Suggests putting on a cowboy slicker and exploring dreams.
Find what dreams does it beget
Encourages pursuing aspirations.
And that beat up old guitar
A beat-up guitar with remaining tunes.
Has still got a tune or two
Encouragement to play the guitar without hesitation.
Don’t be shy, let fly on that rattlebox, baby
Reference to the guitar as a "rattlebox."
And see what blows on through
Invitation to experience the outcomes of playing the guitar.
What blows on through, what blows on through
Reiteration of the invitation and curiosity about the consequences.
Don’t be shy, let fly on that rattlebox, baby
Encouragement to explore the impact of playing the guitar.
And see what it does to you
Suggests observing the effects on oneself.
Slide between bronze strings serene
Describes sliding between bronze guitar strings in a calm manner.
Find headstone and the broom
References a headstone and broom, possibly symbolic elements.
This clan began in the hexagram
Refers to the origin of a clan in a mystical context.
Where the cauldron meets the pew
Mentions the meeting point of a cauldron and a pew.
A bolted door on the second floor
Describes a bolted door on the second floor.
Two tables in the light of the moon
Two tables illuminated by moonlight.
And on your flesh a second guess
Describes a second guess on one's flesh.
As you feel what blows on through
Suggests experiencing the consequences of decisions.
What blows on through, what blows on through
Reiteration of experiencing consequences.
And on your flesh a second guess
Emphasizes personal responsibility for outcomes.
It's you that turns the screw
Indicates self-accountability in facing challenges.
The eye that haunts the confidant
Refers to an observing eye and cheap perfume.
peers through your cheap perfume
Suggests scrutiny under the influence of perfume.
The crone has come and your precious one’s
Introduction of a crone and her involvement in fate.
Black hair is in her loom
Symbolic mention of black hair in a loom.
Flee between the shoulder blades
Suggests fleeing amidst challenges.
The shattered glass a clue
Shattered glass as a clue to difficulties.
Take the cloak, Her names invoke
Encourages taking on challenges using a symbolic cloak.
To become what blows on through
Emphasizes becoming what one faces.
What blows on through, what blows on through
Reiteration of facing challenges and invoking a cloak.
Take the cloak, Her names invoke
Emphasizes personal responsibility in facing challenges.
But know the crone is you
Recognition that one shapes their destiny.
Sip a tulip chalice made
Suggests sipping from a tulip chalice for insight.
To show the future’s hue
Reference to understanding the future's color.
Sacrifice a paradise
Sacrificing paradise to challenge societal norms.
Break through the night’s taboo
Encouragement to break through societal taboos.
Dream is told, no ends unfold
Indicates that dreams are shared but uncertain.
The mirror’s dance ensues
Reflection on the unpredictable nature of life.
Step beneath the stars unsheathed
Encourages stepping into the unknown.
And kiss what blows on through
Invitation to embrace and confront the unknown.
What blows on through, what blows on through
Reiteration of facing the unknown.
Step beneath the stars unsheathed
Encourages embracing the unknown under the stars.
And kiss what blows on through
Symbolic suggestion to accept and embrace uncertainties.
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